- Years in practice
- 16
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Lori
Lori Gordon is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 16 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. She speaks plainly and listens closely to understand what is most pressing for each person. Lori aims to create a respectful and compassionate atmosphere where parents and individuals can talk about daily strains and longer-standing pain.
She adapts conversations and plans to fit individual needs rather than using one fixed approach.
Background and approach
That means practical steps for coping with overwhelming feelings, improving communication, or handling sleep and anger problems. Sessions often include skills people can try between meetings so progress carries into everyday life. Lori draws on therapies that focus on thoughts, feelings, and values to guide change.
She helps people notice unhelpful patterns and experiment with new ways of responding. Mindful awareness and emotion-focused work are tools she uses alongside cognitive and behavioral techniques. Parents who are worried about stress, grief, attachment concerns, or juggling career and family responsibilities can find straightforward help.
Lori also addresses issues such as trauma, identity and LGBT concerns, ADHD, and chronic illness-related struggles. She meets people where they are and works at a pace they can manage. Lori is licensed in Missouri as an LCSW.
She offers sessions by video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging. Getting started involves a short questionnaire and scheduling a first session.
What Lori works with
Everything Lori lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Lori helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Lori lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions that fit your life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values; it can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on understanding and reshaping emotional responses to strengthen relationships and manage intimacy-related concerns.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods match their goals, values, and comfort level. Sessions can blend elements from different approaches so the work stays practical and personally relevant.
Online therapy offers options that fit busy family and work schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent while managing day-to-day demands.
Questions people ask about Lori
What concerns does Lori help with?
Lori works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, and many other challenges such as chronic illness, ADHD, and trauma.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The style is collaborative and down-to-earth, mixing skill-building with emotional processing. Sessions focus on what is useful right now and on tools to try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has 16 years of professional experience working in mental health settings and with individual clients on a range of life stressors and relationship concerns.
What credentials and location apply?
She holds a LCSW credential and is licensed in Missouri. Her profile lists Missouri as her practice location.
Which languages and international options are offered?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session based on therapist availability.
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